Union County, Oregon (OR)

Races in Union County, Oregon:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $265,488

Here:	$265,488
State:	$356,344

Townhouses or other attached units: $302,144

Here:	$302,144
State:	$286,898

In 2-unit structures: $210,879

Here:	$210,879
State:	$383,218

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $133,993

Here:	$133,993
State:	$210,872

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $210,706

Here:	$210,706
State:	$328,829

Mobile homes: $154,081

Here:	$154,081
State:	$145,227

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 59
• Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 87
• Auto thefts: 9

2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,669 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,635 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $821 a month.

Cities in this county include: La Grande, Union, Elgin, Island City, Cove, North Powder, Imbler, Starkey, Summerville.

2012 air pollution in Union County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 14.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caledonia County, Vermont , Columbia County , Piscataquis County, Maine , Campbell County, South Dakota , Sweet Grass County, Montana .

Current college students: 2,077
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 932 (29.3% naturalized citizens)

Note: State values scaled to Union County population

• 1512010 or later
• 4142000 to 2009
• 1641990 to 1999
• 1471980 to 1989
• 371970 to 1979
• 145Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,589
• One, attached: 319
• Two: 525
• 3 or 4: 318
• 5 to 9: 370
• 10 to 19: 406
• 20 to 49: 226
• 50 or more: 192
• Mobile homes: 1,688

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 3,772 (65 second mortgage, 245 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,841

Religion statistics for Union County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Union County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 26, 2003 to January 14, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1510: February 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1510, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oregon Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 04, 1996 to February 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1099: February 09, 1996, FEMA Id: 1099, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Oregon Drought, Incident Period: April 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3039: April 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3039, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Oregon Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 24, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-184: December 24, 1964, FEMA Id: 184, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

6.22% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,591 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.19% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($15,993 average AGI)
3.02% relocated from other states ($18,598 average AGI)

Union County:	3.02%
Oregon average:	3.49%

from Baker County, OR	0.48% ($42,591 average AGI)
from Umatilla County, OR	0.46% ($26,167)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.25% ($38,130)
from Wallowa County, OR	0.21% ($25,737)
from Washington County, OR	0.19% ($27,941)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.17% ($37,688)
from Canyon County, ID	0.16% ($29,000)

6.76% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,457 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.41% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($15,809 average AGI)
3.35% relocated to other states ($14,646 average AGI)

Union County:	3.35%
Oregon average:	3.06%

to Umatilla County, OR	0.69% ($36,047 average AGI)
to Baker County, OR	0.34% ($30,548)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.33% ($23,133)
to Washington County, OR	0.31% ($27,138)
to Ada County, ID	0.29% ($26,296)
to Lane County, OR	0.27% ($14,440)
to Deschutes County, OR	0.23% ($34,048)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Union County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 20,291 (3,333 male householders, 3,284 female householders)

  5,422 spouses, 6,715 children (6,048 natural, 286 adopted, 372 stepchildren), 319 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 235 parents, 229 other relatives, 604 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,363 (1,620 male householders (1,037 living alone)), 2,053 female householders (1,670 living alone)), 1,701 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 818

Size of family households: 3,575 2-persons, 1,246 3-persons, 972 4-persons, 420 5-persons, 217 6-persons, 197 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,703 1-person, 650 2-persons, 193 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

3,865 married couples with children.
1,310 single-parent households (279 men, 1,031 women).

94.8% of residents of Union speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $157,934,000 ($6,471 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,625,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,474,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,857,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,219,000
Federal grants: $26,904,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,458,000 ($72,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,023,000 ($4,165,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,314,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,534,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,023,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Note: State values scaled to Union County population

• 2722014 or later
• 2982010 to 2013
• 1,1612000 to 2009
• 1,1231990 to 1999
• 1,2561980 to 1989
• 2,5581970 to 1979
• 9121960 to 1969
• 8201950 to 1959
• 6451940 to 1949
• 2,7251939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Union County population

• 321 room
• 622 rooms
• 2153 rooms
• 7834 rooms
• 1,4865 rooms
• 1,3736 rooms
• 9537 rooms
• 6678 rooms
• 1,0139+ rooms

Note: State values scaled to Union County population

• 2001 room
• 1502 rooms
• 5863 rooms
• 1,1414 rooms
• 6965 rooms
• 4836 rooms
• 2267 rooms
• 868 rooms
• 929+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Union County population

• 33no bedroom
• 2421 bedroom
• 1,2682 bedrooms
• 3,4823 bedrooms
• 1,1674 bedrooms
• 3965+ bedrooms

Note: State values scaled to Union County population

• 209no bedroom
• 6041 bedroom
• 1,6672 bedrooms
• 9183 bedrooms
• 2344 bedrooms
• 445+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Union County, Oregon in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Union County population

• 205no vehicle
• 1,1901 vehicle
• 2,5672 vehicles
• 1,6873 vehicles
• 6874 vehicles
• 3045+ vehicles

Note: State values scaled to Union County population

• 400no vehicle
• 1,7601 vehicle
• 9492 vehicles
• 4333 vehicles
• 1514 vehicles
• 315+ vehicles

79.8% of Union County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Oregon.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14,825
• Other state: 10,612
• Northeast: 544
• Midwest: 1,759
• South: 1,140
• West: 7,138

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 510
• Number of aged recipients: 47
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 463
• Number of recipients under 18: 69
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 349
• Number of recipients older than 64: 92
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 208
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 214

Union County on our top lists:

• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"